For Merrill’s prompt at dVerse – a quadrille. A quadrille is a poem in any form with exactly 44 words using the prompted word, sans title. The word today is “rise”. A haibun in the manner of Basho.

Haibun: The Balloon
“Perhaps wisdom… is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.” Anthony Bourdain

The day I buried my mother’s ashes was a hot summer day. I untied the balloon from my wrist and let it go. I watched it rise quickly to the sky.
balloon rises to heaven
and clears the trees –
my heart goes with it

All we con figure is that suddenly, he didn’t want to be Anthony bourdain anymore. People are not aware of how many chefs commit suicide, have mental health issues. A chef dies from suicide every day. I almost did it myself one day.